Mosquito bites itch due to an immune system reaction to the insect's saliva. Scratching a bite releases more histamines, which increases inflammation and itching. To soothe a bite, you can apply a ...

Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowery suffers from a rare liver condition that causes severe chronic itch. It led her to look into the stigma of itchiness, the itch-scratch cycle, and finding acceptance ...

SO FAR, NO REPORTS OF ANYONE GETTING SICK. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MOSQUITOES STARTING TO SHOW UP AGAIN. IF YOU’RE BITTEN, IT OFTEN LEADS TO AN ITCHY BUMP. IT’S SO ANNOYING. BUT KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT ...

The twinge begins in the afternoon: toes. At my desk, toes, itching. Toes, toes, toes. I don’t normally think about my toes. But as I commute home in a crowded subway car, my feet are burning, and I ...

It's tough to resist scratching an itch — and there might be an evolutionary reason for that, a new study suggests. People are typically advised not to scratch itchy skin — whether due to a bug bite ...

O.K., so it doesn’t quite rank up there with unraveling the cause of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. But with mosquito and poison-ivy season on the way, plenty of folks would be grateful for an ...

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It starts with a slight tingle. Then a prickle. Soon you’re frantically scratching, but when you look down at your skin, there’s… nothing there. No redness, no bumps, no rash—just normal-looking skin ...

Whoever came up with the word "itch" sure did a good job. It's the perfect word to describe that weird sensation that makes your brain scream "Scratch!" Experts say that just hearing the word "itch" ...

We all know them, and we all get annoyed by them. Mosquitoes may be tiny, but their bites can pack an irritating punch. Attracted by our body heat, carbon dioxide and even certain scents, mosquitoes ...